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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1420: Industrial insurance

Creating a competitive industrial insurance system.

Summary

  • Finds that most states use competition to maximize efficiency in their workers' compensation programs. Private sector competition in providing workers' compensation insurance has been effective in reducing premium costs, maximizing program efficiency, and creating innovative safety programs to protect all workers.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Doug Ericksen (R-42)
Introduced
January 24, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to a competitive industrial insurance system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Doug Ericksen (R-42)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

John Serben R-6Joel Kretz R-7Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 1420 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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